Q (9/01, p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Green's dulcet, cask-matured voice still charms...and there are tantalizing glimpses of the form which led BB King to describe him as 'the only white blues guitarist who sends shivers down my spine'..."0.6408096

Q (9/01, p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Green's dulcet, cask-matured voice still charms...and there are tantalizing glimpses of the form which led BB King to describe him as 'the only white blues guitarist who sends shivers down my spine'..."0.6408096

Record Collector (magazine) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Virtually all of the recordings are jazzy urban blues of one hue or another, owing much to post-war 'swing' and those heavily orchestrated big bands of the era."Uncut (magazine) (p.80) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[With] the ramshackle piano stompers of Sherman Williams, the laconic blues of Willie Dixon's Big Three Trio, as well as early cuts by BB King..."0.534008

Living Blues (p.74) - "Still a guitarist's guitarist, Bonamassa stretches out from the role of six-string hero to encompass not only a superb sense of song structure but also instrumental exploration."Mojo (Publisher) (p.105) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "An album of high-quality, hard-wearing blues-rock..."Uncut (magazine) (p.69) - "A duet with BB King and covers of Otis Rush and Blind Boy Fuller maintain the hardcore blues quotient."0.4272064

Rolling Stone (9/28/68, p.28) - "...Sam's music represents the interaction of Memphis soul, gospel-influenced Detroit pop-soul, and the standard Mississippi-cum Chicago scheme....He is an expert song stylist; his voice is capable of changing form in mid-note--like B.B. King when he's really got it on..."Down Beat (p.56) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his monument of Chicago blues finds Sam grounding his thrillingly high singing and his cataclysmic guitar riffs in life experiences..."Down Beat (11/91) - 5 Stars - Excellent - "..his vibrant singing and rollicking boogie guitar made converts among rock fans..."Record Collector (magazine) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Throughout, Sam mixes the clarity of BB KINg with the aggression of Buddy Guy and some of the loose funk of Albert King."0.3738056

Uncut (p.97) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "TRIBB TO JB serves as a feisty reminder that Brown's music isn't a museum piece, but a living source of funk and R&B energy. Surprisingly mandatory listening."Record Collector (magazine) (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Chuck D carries the show, his enthusiasm for the project bursting out of the speakers. A tribute in the most infectious way."0.1992947

Rolling Stone (p.70) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Despite all the high-powered guests, Lewis stays in charge throughout LAST MAN STANDING....Most of his command now comes from the slamming, swinging passion of his barrelhouse piano."Entertainment Weekly (p.80) - "The Killer's first new studio CD in more than a decade finds him in strong form, his iconic voice still recognizable and ivory-tinkling fingers still nimble..."Q (p.146) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Impressive at any age."No Depression (p.97) - "Nothing really has been lost on this disc in his fierce and knowing, insinuating vocals, or his pumping rhythm and attack."Mojo (Publisher) (p.101) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Weighing in at a hefty 21 tracks, and five years in the making, it proves beyond any doubt that the Killer can still whup his rivals after an astonishing half-century of recording."0.1743829

Alternative Press (4/93, p.67) - "...for the first half of BIVOUAC [Blake Schwarzenbach] makes proper use of his skills...but [Jawbreaker] start to stretch things out, losing momentum by letting songs slip and sprawl over four and five minutes..."Pitchfork (Website) - "It's their darkest collection, a sprawling, shaggy-dog set that found them transitioning from the cleaner, calmer UNFUN to something grittier, wilder, and smarter."8.529705

Rolling Stone (7/20/00, p.136) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A good way to catch King in his own element - with his hardy road band...spinning a living blues from the motley soul of electric black Chicago, urban doo-wop, New Orleans funk and swamp rock..."JazzTimes (10/00, p.72) - "...Showcases BB with his relentlessly touring band in an eclectic program of slow blues, ballads, infectious, organ-fueled shuffles...and upbeat funk..."Record Collector (magazine) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[S]elf-penned songs such as 'She's My Baby' are pure signature King; the solos are fluid, the delivery is gutsy."0.3525276